Improvement in harvester-rakes



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W. T. EASTES. HARVBSTER RAKE.

No-106,34Z. Patented Au 16, 1870.

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W. T. EASTES. HARVESTER RAKE.

No. 106,342. v Patented Aug. 16, 1870.

' ll ElIlElli 'l f/r. 9 72/8 fmw WILLIAM T. EASTES, OF SUMMITVILLE,INDIANA.

Letters Patent N0.106,342, dated August 16, 1870.

IMPROVEMEiNT 11v HARvEsTER-RAKns.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame To all whom, it may concern: v

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM T. EASTES, of Summit-ville, Madison countyand State of Indiana, have invented a new and improved Harvester Rake,of which the following is a clear, full, and exact descrip tion,reference being had to the accompanying drawing making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a a perspective view of my,invention. Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the line :5 x.

Figure 3 vis a vertical sectional view through the line y 3 Figures 4and 5 are details for explanation.

The object of my invention is to provide a self-acting rake, which willremove the' grain square from the table and drop it'in sheavesdirectly-in the rear of the driving-wheels, out of the way of'themachine on its next round..

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and arrangement.

- A represents the frame-work of my rake, with the slats (LG upon whichthe grain is caught as it falls.

The bent bars e e prevent the grain from falling behind the teeth of myrake, while the springs n n, fig. 1,'prevent it falling from the tableuntil carried otf by the teeth aa.

The teeth (6 a are firlnly attached to the cross-bar z z, which has itsbearings in the plates at m, and which has a revolving motion sufiicientto allow the teeth a horizontal position on the table as the rakerecedes.

To the same plates on m are rigidly attached the parallel bars s s, (seefig. 5,) between which slide the self-adjusting guides t t', secured tothe fiat chains or belts b, which give motion to the rake-bar z 2'.

The chains 1) b are endless chains, working around the cog-wheels DDand'D' D, the cogs in the wheels corresponding with and fitting intopermrations made in the chains.

Belowthe wheels D51), and connected therewith,

is thebeveled cogged gearing E E, working into the corresponding gearingF F attached to the horizontal shaft L, which has its hearings at f f,as well as in the frame A.

The shaft L, which, through the' gearing above described, gives motionto the rake, may be connected hy-any suitable means to the driving powerof the harvest-er, a cog-wheel and belt being shown in my drawing.

The wheels D D and D D have no upper hearing, but allow the bars z and ss to pass freely over them, which enables the guides i i to carry therake-bar backward and forward over the table, the springs a It. yieldingto the pressure of the bar, and allowing the Witnesses MARSHALL T.EAsTns, AUSTIN P. WoR'rT.

